Striking while the iron is hot: The Philippine venture scene is heating up and getting hotter

TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines will delve into why Filipino entrepreneurs and founders are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this second part, we…

BEYOND Virtual talks about growing capital markets with Global Investors predictions, evolution of Family Offices & accelerating into a SPAC-tacular era … Going from online to offline Dec 2-4

This week, BEYOND Virtual continues with informative and engaging panels focusing on the new capital wave, family offices and SPACs. See the schedule below.

Startups Driving Inclusive Innovation in the Philippines [BEYOND Virtual Panel recap]

This Beyond Virtual session held on November 16 shows the exchange of ideas regarding the present and the future of the Philippine startup ecosystem. The panelists discuss the…

Building Resilience: How Does Innovation Empower Malaysian Businesses to Boost the Economy? [BEYOND Virtual Panel]

The discussions in this panel focused on how Malaysian businesses are innovating and finding new ways not only to survive the pandemic but also to become more enduring as they…

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Best Community Builder winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Best Community Builder for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Best Community Builder finalists

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Best Community Builder finalists for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

Indonesia e-commerce solution platform Desty raises $5M in an extended pre-series A round from East Ventures

Desty, an Indonesia-based E-Commerce solution platform startup, announced Friday that it has secured $5 million of extended pre-series A round led by East Ventures (growth fund)…

All G Foods and the future of alternative meats and milk [Podcast Q&A]

Jan Pacas is the Founder and CEO of All G, a FoodTech company playing in the alternative protein and biotech space. His career spans globally and includes scaling a $1 billion…

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Finalists – GreenTech & Sustainable Tech and Internet Solutions

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - GreenTech & Sustainable Tech and Internet Solutions for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

India’s Indifi Technologies raises $46M in Series D equity and debt funding

Indifi Technologies has raised a total of Rs 340 crores ($46) million in Series D equity and debt funding. CX Partners and OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I (the first Finnish…

Out with the old, in with the new: Redefining the gaming ecosystem with NFTs [Podcast]

NFTs are unique tokens that can represent just about anything digital--characters, power-ups, virtual land, weapons, a cherished video clip, and your favorite music soundtrack.…

Tencent-backed J&T Express raises $2.5B ahead of Hong Kong listing – report

J&T's main backers Boyu Capital, Hillhouse Capital Group and Sequoia Capital China, and Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings were among investors in the latest fundraising.

Australia SaaS provider simPRO secures growth investment of over $350M from K1 Investment Management

simPRO has secured an investment of over $350 million from K1 Investment Management, with participation from existing investor Level Equity. It also announced the acquisitions of…

Navigating SMS communictions in a world of scam texts

SMS is a marketing method known to be incredibly effective, as well as a preferred form of communicating with customers. What can businesses do to ensure that they are cutting…